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The judge read aloud the names of the #CampFire victims who had suffered horrific, preventable deaths. The court projected their photos onto the wall. Mask pulled down, PG&E’s CEO took in each picture as he entered 85 guilty pleas: https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/PG-E-pleads-guilty-to-84-counts-of-involuntary-15344269.php
Shirlee Teays, found inside her home on Skyway clutching a framed photograph, of what investigators couldn’t tell. Cheryl Brown, 75, and her husband, Larry Brown, 72, seated in their recliners.
“Guilty, Your Honor.”
“Guilty, Your Honor.”
Don Shores, 70, and his wife, Kelly Shores, 65, also seated in their recliners. Teresa Ammons, 82, outside her trailer with her purse. Ethel Riggs, 96, unable to reach the manual release of her garage door. Richard Brown, 74, splayed underneath his truck.
“Guilty, your Honor.”
“Guilty, your Honor.”
TK Huff, 71, face-down in his yard, having crawled 10 feet from his wheelchair. David Young, 69, who crashed his minivan into a tree while evacuating, only to burn alive with two pets in the cargo area. Rose Farrell, 99, next to her wheelchair on her porch.
“Guilty, your honor.”
“Guilty, your honor.”
Three generations of Heffern women — Ishka, 20, Christina, 40, Matilde, 68 — in their bathtub. Julian Binstock, 88, in the shower with his dog, Jack. Barbara Coulson, 71, and her sister Shirley Haley, 67, at their home on Heavenly Place.
“Guilty, your Honor.”
“Guilty, your Honor.”
One broken hook, some 84 deaths.
One broken hook, a destroyed town.
One broken hook, tens of thousands without homes.
And a 92-page report from the Butte County District Attorney, documenting every misstep and scaled-back inspection along the way. https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/PG-E-pleads-guilty-to-84-counts-of-involuntary-15344269.php
One broken hook, a destroyed town.
One broken hook, tens of thousands without homes.
And a 92-page report from the Butte County District Attorney, documenting every misstep and scaled-back inspection along the way. https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/PG-E-pleads-guilty-to-84-counts-of-involuntary-15344269.php
